Woo-hoo! More Macs supported on the PicoIDE!
"The PicoIDE will never work on the B&W G3" - Ian Scott, September 25, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
September 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Woo-hoo! More Macs supported on the PicoIDE!
"The PicoIDE will never work on the B&W G3" - Ian Scott, September 25, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
September 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"The PicoIDE will never work on the B&W G3" - Ian Scott, September 25, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
"The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026
I’m in this video in a couple spots! Clint caught me dropping off some Macs and a tape drive enclosure on the free pile, and later he stops by my table where my 486 with PicoIDE and PicoGUS is playing the intro to Return to Zork VERY LOUDLY
New LGR travel vlog!
youtu.be/w-XF5j6x0hs
The 2026 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest experience as it was for my brother Luke and I during that weekend in September. I drove directly to the show this time, so no Chicago city stuff unfortunately. But I ended up seeing a lot more of the show itself!
youtu.be/w-XF5j6x0hs
The 2026 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest experience as it was for my brother Luke and I during that weekend in September. I drove directly to the show this time, so no Chicago city stuff unfortunately. But I ended up seeing a lot more of the show itself!
LGR Vlogs: 2026 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest
YouTube video by LGR Blerbs
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September 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I’m in this video in a couple spots! Clint caught me dropping off some Macs and a tape drive enclosure on the free pile, and later he stops by my table where my 486 with PicoIDE and PicoGUS is playing the intro to Return to Zork VERY LOUDLY
Gaaah I totally forgot to come check out picoide!
Now have to wait again for shipping haha. Patience!
Now have to wait again for shipping haha. Patience!
September 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Gaaah I totally forgot to come check out picoide!
Now have to wait again for shipping haha. Patience!
Now have to wait again for shipping haha. Patience!
One of my favorite moments from #vcfmw this year was when @thegirlg33k.com let me test picoide out on her PC-9821 and do some IDE bus captures. After some shenanigans with drive geometry it booted right up off the picoide! And CD works too! Thanks again for letting me crash your table 😅
September 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
One of my favorite moments from #vcfmw this year was when @thegirlg33k.com let me test picoide out on her PC-9821 and do some IDE bus captures. After some shenanigans with drive geometry it booted right up off the picoide! And CD works too! Thanks again for letting me crash your table 😅
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PicoIDE and PicoGUS!
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September 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Hey folks! #VCFMW #VCFMW2026 is in a week and a half! I'll be at table B206 showing off PicoIDE and PicoGUS on various systems and just hanging out. See ya there! And boy that is a lot of tables!
September 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Hey folks! #VCFMW #VCFMW2026 is in a week and a half! I'll be at table B206 showing off PicoIDE and PicoGUS on various systems and just hanging out. See ya there! And boy that is a lot of tables!
to be more specific, there's slop in the firmware for the front panel display. it's a shared project between PicoIDE and BlueSCSI, and from what i can tell so far, it's coming from the BlueSCSI dev, not the PicoIDE dev. but this lax attitude has me worried. i'll look more into it later
September 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
to be more specific, there's slop in the firmware for the front panel display. it's a shared project between PicoIDE and BlueSCSI, and from what i can tell so far, it's coming from the BlueSCSI dev, not the PicoIDE dev. but this lax attitude has me worried. i'll look more into it later
decided i'd audit some firmware source code of a hardware project i ordered months back, and uh, there's em dashes in here. anyone interested in working together to write ai-free firmware for picoide? i'm so fucking tired of everything i buy being shit in one way or another
#picoide
#picoide
September 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
decided i'd audit some firmware source code of a hardware project i ordered months back, and uh, there's em dashes in here. anyone interested in working together to write ai-free firmware for picoide? i'm so fucking tired of everything i buy being shit in one way or another
#picoide
#picoide
Got the PicoIDE and BlueSCSI installed into the SGI VW 320 to demo at VCF Midwest in a couple weeks! I love the auto opening door on this thing.
August 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Got the PicoIDE and BlueSCSI installed into the SGI VW 320 to demo at VCF Midwest in a couple weeks! I love the auto opening door on this thing.
New update on PicoIDE production at Crowd Supply: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
August Production Update
Read more about the new injection mold samples, production information, and the latest firmware.
www.crowdsupply.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
New update on PicoIDE production at Crowd Supply: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
Please. Oh *PLEASE*.
This would make the PicoIDE ridiculously good in those weird bookshelf stereo hybrid PCs that were around for a bit in the mid 2000s.
This would make the PicoIDE ridiculously good in those weird bookshelf stereo hybrid PCs that were around for a bit in the mid 2000s.
August 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Please. Oh *PLEASE*.
This would make the PicoIDE ridiculously good in those weird bookshelf stereo hybrid PCs that were around for a bit in the mid 2000s.
This would make the PicoIDE ridiculously good in those weird bookshelf stereo hybrid PCs that were around for a bit in the mid 2000s.
This is making me want to add a feature to PicoIDE where it treats a folder of mp3s or flacs as a CD audio disc
August 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is making me want to add a feature to PicoIDE where it treats a folder of mp3s or flacs as a CD audio disc
Officially the dumbest/most fun thing that I've tested PicoIDE on: a controller kit that turns a CD-ROM drive into a standalone CD player
August 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Officially the dumbest/most fun thing that I've tested PicoIDE on: a controller kit that turns a CD-ROM drive into a standalone CD player
VCF Midwest is a bit over 2 weeks away so I’m getting PicoIDE demo rigs set up for my table. One will be an SGI Visual Workstation 320 with both a BlueSCSI Ultra Wide and a PicoIDE in way-too-cool black front panel enclosures. These are 3d printed because I’ve only gotten molded samples in beige
August 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
VCF Midwest is a bit over 2 weeks away so I’m getting PicoIDE demo rigs set up for my table. One will be an SGI Visual Workstation 320 with both a BlueSCSI Ultra Wide and a PicoIDE in way-too-cool black front panel enclosures. These are 3d printed because I’ve only gotten molded samples in beige
That would be amazing, I would appreciate that so much 🙏 I can get it sent out tomorrow since my work is literally directly next to the post office.
I love your work. I have a PicoGUS here as well as PicoIDE on order, that will be an absolute game changer for the whole retro community.
I love your work. I have a PicoGUS here as well as PicoIDE on order, that will be an absolute game changer for the whole retro community.
August 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
That would be amazing, I would appreciate that so much 🙏 I can get it sent out tomorrow since my work is literally directly next to the post office.
I love your work. I have a PicoGUS here as well as PicoIDE on order, that will be an absolute game changer for the whole retro community.
I love your work. I have a PicoGUS here as well as PicoIDE on order, that will be an absolute game changer for the whole retro community.
I know this does nothing to help you right now in your time of need but a PicoIDE with the analyzer firmware would be able to capture exactly what’s going wrong here. If you’re desperate you can send me the board and sd adapter and I could see whats up.
August 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I know this does nothing to help you right now in your time of need but a PicoIDE with the analyzer firmware would be able to capture exactly what’s going wrong here. If you’re desperate you can send me the board and sd adapter and I could see whats up.
Getting together a PicoIDE demo setup for VCF Midwest and for fun I think I'll use my SGI Visual Workstation 320. Quake, Quake II, and Half-Life run great! Anyone know any other fun OpenGL games from the late 90s? The SGI graphics on this machine can't do Direct3D, which is a fun limitation.
August 15, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Getting together a PicoIDE demo setup for VCF Midwest and for fun I think I'll use my SGI Visual Workstation 320. Quake, Quake II, and Half-Life run great! Anyone know any other fun OpenGL games from the late 90s? The SGI graphics on this machine can't do Direct3D, which is a fun limitation.
Me too, I really want to play Pandemonium, Rayman and Glover on mine, whenever I get my PicoIDE!
August 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Me too, I really want to play Pandemonium, Rayman and Glover on mine, whenever I get my PicoIDE!
With the PicoIDE boxed back up, I decided eh, I’ve already ran the IDE cabling for it, why not just stick an IDE optical in here since I was handed a brand new one at ewaste of all places?
Doesn’t match the FDD but I think it’ll be okay.
Doesn’t match the FDD but I think it’ll be okay.
August 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
With the PicoIDE boxed back up, I decided eh, I’ve already ran the IDE cabling for it, why not just stick an IDE optical in here since I was handed a brand new one at ewaste of all places?
Doesn’t match the FDD but I think it’ll be okay.
Doesn’t match the FDD but I think it’ll be okay.
Lastly, thanks to some awesome people. @polpo.org for loaning me a PicoIDE to show off to everyone (and now I’m more hype for them, too, having used one), and @museumjoe.bsky.social for hooking up my friend’s table with BlueSCSI stuff to show off for his table.
August 3, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Lastly, thanks to some awesome people. @polpo.org for loaning me a PicoIDE to show off to everyone (and now I’m more hype for them, too, having used one), and @museumjoe.bsky.social for hooking up my friend’s table with BlueSCSI stuff to show off for his table.
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August 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I have a throne but like, I only filled it with useless stuff. I decided to put a gotek floppy emulator cause it'd be useful on an old pc I think. I think I want to do a fundraising stream this or next month for September birthday Picoide throne.com/dreamharrier...
If you're in the Bay Area and want to check out a prerelease PicoIDE in action, go to VCF West and check out Xodium's booth!
All set up.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.
August 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
If you're in the Bay Area and want to check out a prerelease PicoIDE in action, go to VCF West and check out Xodium's booth!
All set up.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.
August 1, 2026 at 3:18 AM
All set up.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.
Tomorrow comes.
Also come try out @polpo.org’s amazing PicoIDE! With the web interface pulled up on an iPad! It’s Pretty Neat™.